Chapter 39: The Horseshoe

Du He took a lot of effort to appease Li Xueyan, and then asked, "Do you have a grudge against that crazy girl?" ”

"Life and death feud!" Li Xueyan nodded, gritted her teeth and said with an affirmative expression.

Du He was stunned, and hurriedly asked what kind of life and death feud it was!

"That stinky girl used to be a student of Hongwenguan, and she didn't get along with me since she was a child, and she fought against me everywhere. Once, she was digging for a bird's egg in a tree and smashed it on my head, which was very slippery and sad. I was so angry that I knocked down the ladder and threw it into the lake, leaving her crying in the tree for an hour. ”

Du He touched the cold sweat on his head and continued to listen.

"Not long after, one day I had an extra box on my desk in the school, and I don't know who put it. I opened it curiously, who knows, ......" Li Xueyan who said here shuddered unexpectedly, opened her mouth, and finally said: "The box is full of crazy toads...... The thing, slimy, was covered in pimples and was sick to death. They were crawling and jumping, and some of them were jumping on me. Of course, this was done by Li Weiling's stinky girl, and in order to take revenge, she knew that I was afraid of this disgusting thing, so she personally went to the field to catch it. However, this incident caused the anger of the gentleman, and he drove the stinky girl out of the school. ”

"You say, with such a big hatred, how can you give her a good face!" Li Xueyan danced her fist angrily.

"Uh......" Du He was speechless and said, this is the great feud of life and death? It's big enough, woman, it's really an incomprehensible creature.

The date between the two was not ruined by Li Weiling's sudden appearance, and Du He took Li Xueyan to the famous snack street in Chang'an.

This is a place for ordinary people to live, there are no luxurious restaurants, there are just all kinds of snacks on the road, what soup dumplings, marinade noodles, pot stickers and so on.

At first, Li Xueyan still felt that the things here were not clean and unhygienic, and she didn't dare to eat, but after eating a potsticker fish, her two eyes reflected a strange look, and her mouth couldn't stop for a moment.

In the restaurant before, Li Xueyan patronized and fought with Li Weiling, forgetting to eat, and now she can eat with an open stomach.

Du He said with a smile: "The delicacies of the mountains and seas are the same, but when it comes to the food that really tastes, it must be this special snack." ”

Li Xueyan didn't think about it at first, but at the moment she was busy nodding her head and said, "Well, reverse Shuo De Mo (you're right)!" Her mouth was stuffed with food in spite of her image, and she couldn't speak clearly.

After eating and drinking, Du He took Li Xueyan to visit the Confucian Temple and took her to Dongshi to buy a gift for Li Daozong.

After sending Li Xueyan back to Rencheng Palace, seeing that the time was still early, Du He quickly came to the Luo family fiefdom.

But unexpectedly, Luo Tong was looking at his beloved horse with an affectionate face, and his eyes were reluctant, and the brush in his hand gently brushed it.

Du He had goosebumps coldly, and said embarrassedly: "Mingda (Luo Tongzi), are you so good?" ”

Luo Tong looked at Du He strangely, and saw that his eyes had some deep meaning, so he suddenly woke up and scolded angrily: "You kid is good at this!" I practiced so hard that the horse's hooves were damaged and I couldn't run. This horse has been following me for nearly ten years, and I can't bear it! So saying, he patted the horse's buttocks and showed the horse's hind hooves to Duhe.

It turned out that because the horse's hooves were in contact with the ground, the layer of [***] keratin on the outside of the horse's hooves fell off due to the friction of the ground.

Du He suddenly shook and shouted: "Horseshoe, horseshoe...... How is there no horseshoe? ”

"What is a horseshoe?" Luo Tong, who was very confused, had never heard of this name at all.

Du He suddenly realized that the problem was that in the Tang Dynasty, where culture was at its peak, there was no horseshoe.

With his mind racing, Du He's face became serious.

The purpose of promoting polo is not to play, but to practice riding for the whole people, so that everyone in Datang can be proficient in riding, so that Datang can form a cavalry corps that dominates the world.

Duhe's idea was undoubtedly good, but the first problem came to light.

Datang is rich, and almost every household has horses. It's just that their horses are mainly used for farming, and they belong to that kind of dwarf ponies. In their free time, used to practice riding, practicing polo can really improve their riding skills.

But because there is no horseshoe, they are hurting the horses by doing so, and they may not be aware of it now, but when the problem arises, they will inevitably give up training because of the heartache of the horses.

In this way, Duhe's plan will also be wasted.

"It's dangerous!" Du He secretly pinched a cold sweat and shouted, "Thank you, Mingda, you saved my life!" ”

Luo Tong is good at riding, and he trains at night, so that the horses are damaged, and now it is the farming season, and ordinary people do not have a lot of time and energy to spend on polo, so even if they have the heart to practice, it is not long for them to practice, this short time is not enough for their horses to be damaged, and the matter is still saved, he hurried to the palace.

Du He was carrying a high-level token given by Li Shimin, and he could be unimpeded in the palace, and he found Li Shimin in the Ganlu Hall in a moment.

The sky darkened, but Li Shimin was still reading the recitals on his desk, looking satisfied and a little tired.

Before Du He stepped forward to say hello, Li Shimin burst into a burst of laughter: "Thanks to the proposal of the virtuous nephew, you see that I am almost too busy now." For the title of the best minister, each minister has worked hard to make suggestions for my Datang. In just half a month, I ordered three revisions to the insufficient Tang laws, so that my Tang laws and national policies were more perfect. ”

Although Li Shimin was a little tired, his smile was unusually full.

For him, there is nothing happier than being able to make Datang rich and strong.

"Combining work and rest, Uncle Li also hopes to pay more attention to his body. You are the Optimus Jade Pillar of my Tang Dynasty, you can't fall! Duhe said half-jokingly.

Li Shimin said: "It's okay, I'm young and strong, and I personally shot a big bear a few days ago." That's right...... There's still a bear's paw left, and I'll have someone send it to you when I turn around. ”

After a pause, Li Shimin said again: "If you kid didn't have something, you would never be so kind to come to chat with me, come on, I'm busy!" ”

Du He solemnly reflected the problem to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's face also became serious, he was the best at riding, and he was once a fierce general who charged into battle, so he was no stranger to this matter.

"I can't blame you for this, I don't care about it, the key is how to solve it!" Li Shimin is quite sensible and has not been guilty of this.

"In response to this matter, the little nephew has an idea!" Duho spoke out the idea of the horseshoe and drew a diagram of its construction to illustrate its use.

Li Shimin stood up movingly, pulled Du He and rushed out, and at the same time ordered Hou Junji, Li Ji, and Cheng Yanjin to rush to the Shaofu Prison to meet him.

The Shaofu Supervisor was in charge of all the skills of the hundred crafts, including the art of smelting and forging, and there were the best craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty.

According to the construction diagram given by Duhe, the craftsman created a horseshoe in a very short time, and under Duhe's guidance, the craftsman installed the horseshoe on the horse's hoof.

Hou Junji, Li Ji, and Cheng Yanjin rushed over together.

Li Shimin told the reason, and the eyes of the three of them burst into a blazing light.

They all understood what this horseshoe meant.

Li Shimin pointed to the horse and said, "General Cheng, you ride it and give it a try!" ”

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